The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-27

| colt. entitled "AppIe Seed and Brer Thorn"
| and written by Louise Stockton, is a story of
uncommon power. and study for certain
type of self sacrificing feminine character is
surpassed. The other contributions to the
magazine are of excellent character as indicated
by the authors. among whom are Junius Henri
Browne, Annie Robertson Nixon, Josiah Aliens
Wife and Louise Imogene Quincy.
The Atlantic Monthly opens with a curious
story by Lucretia P. Hale and Edwin Lassettia
Bynner which. in the shape of series of letters
describes surgical operation and its startling
psychological results. Oliver Wendell Holmes
brings the "reminiscences of his Hundred Days
in Europe" to a close. Nothing could be more.
charming than the manner in which he has
taken the reader into confidence in these gossipy
chapters In summing up the experiences Of
his trip he discusses the advisabity of travelling
after one has completed the commonly accepted
natural term of life. Suppose there to be
reasonable chance that he will. come home alive"
he says, ''what is the of ones going to
Europe after his have lost their acuteness
and his mind no longer retains its full measure
of sensibilities and vigor2 should say that the
visit to Europe under those circumstances was
very much the same as the petit verre-the lit
tie glass of chartreuse, maraschino or curacao.
or, if you will, of plain cognac, at the end of q
long bouquet. One has gone through many
courses which open in the safe recesses of his
economy. He has swallowed his coffee,
ner left. ' wis there its Craving nnappeassd
Then comes the drop of Iquorer, chasse-cate.
which is the last thing the stomach has right
to expect 1t warns, it comforts, it exhal es it's
benedicton on all that has gone before. So the
instructine the wearied and overloaded intelli
gence. but it gives it flip which makes it feel
young again for little while.
Susan Fenimore Cooper contributes some in
terestipg chapters in the history of that pioneer
American novelist. Fenimore Cooper. of whose
works the rising generation knows so little E.
more agreeable impression of the author of
Hard Cash" than most of his bographers
ceeded in doing. Olive Thorne Miller offers
study of bluebirds; Theodore Child writes of
Millet and his paintings, and Percivai Lowell
continues his entertaining papers on the Japan
ese. the present chapter ting of their Ian
guage Helen Gray Cone contributes a strong
poem entitled 1.-Two Moods of Failure"
Scribner for October contains more illustra-
tons than it has given in any former issue, but
they eli for explanatory and descriptive
purposes. No tendency is yet shown by the
publishers to make the text subordinate to the
illustration, mere thread to hang pictures on,
and it is indication of distaste for such pict
works of art to hope that the tempta-
ton to do so will be repressed should it arise.
A comprehensive description of the Paris school
of fine arts and its methods ia given by Henry
O. Avery The Thackeray letters come to
end with this installment. As they date from
New York. Philadelphia, Baltimore and Rich
mond and all show kindly appreciation of the
places and the people, the American reader
can but wish there were more of them No
more charming love story has been printed
Gently than E. Fl. Houses Sacred Flame OF
TORN il" which is finished in this issue. An
other well-written story is The Mortgage on
w. c. Brownells French Traits" N. S.
Shalers' "Caroms and Carom Life" and ''Mu-
nicipal Government" by Gamaliel Bradford.
The latter is a timely and thoughtful paper and
should be read By all who interested
rectng the evils existing in city government
Some character sketches from Canadian village
life by Duncan Scott make pleasant reading
Cassell's Family Magazine is SO thoroughly
English from cover to cover that the appearance
in it of prize paper on domestic service in the
United States must occasion surprise to the
American reader. This article gives very
rect description of the situation. and states the
problem very clearly; but like all others who
discuss the subject, the writer suggests prac-
tical solution. Another contribution which
American housewives will read with interest and
amusement is an account by an Englishman of
his success In entertaining an afternoon party OF
forty guests at expense OF shllings, u
pence, and an evening party of sixty-two persons
for 0 shillngs and 5 pence. Prof j. Stuart
Blackie's Thoughts About Women" are neither
novel nor original, but are, on the contrary, sol
emn and ponderous piatitudes. Other miscel-
readable and interesting
st. Nicholas for October opens with pleas
ant short story by Louisa M. Alcott, entitled
San IVY Spray" The serials. Juan and
Juanita" and Fiddle Johns Family" to which
most young readers have turned first for
eral months reach their conclusion in this
number. and, as all stories should have happy
termination. General Adam Badeau tsilS about
Grant at Vicksburg. and Frank Stockton de-
scribes n personally conducted" trip through
the Rhine region. One article tells bows how
they may become successful dry goods mer-
chants. while another on the poet Whittier
proves that poets are born. not made.
Nora Perry, Frank Dempster Sherman and
Bessie Hill contribute some pretty verses.
Dress" the new agazine established in the
interest of reform costumes for women shows
much improvement over the earlier issues in its
typogr aphical features. The drawings of the
reform gowns also more attractive The
magazine contains much that cannos fail to in
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